📢 Vigna unguiculata

Traditional Herbs from Vigna unguiculata

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• Prepare 2 red long beans, 1 tomato.
• Blend all the ingredients using a blender then add 150 ml boiled water, strain the concoction and drink.

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• Wash 50 g fresh long bean leaves until clean.
• Boil in 2 glasses of water for 30 minutes, after cold filter.
• Drink 2 times a day, morning and evening.

What is Vigna unguiculata Looks like??

Parts of Vigna unguiculata that could be used

• Leaves
• Seeds
• Fruit

Vigna unguiculata Distribution

This plant is not native to Indonesia but comes from India and China. Spread in Tropical Asia and widely cultivated in the east, including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Caribbean, and a little in Africa. Now, a new hybrid long bean has been developed in the world of agriculture, namely the red long bean which is also effective in lowering cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease.
Agroecology of Vigna unguiculata
Long beans grow well in medium to low plains (less than 800 m above sea level), and can be planted in paddy fields, moors or yards in every season. This plant is drought tolerant. Likes sandy loam soil (latosol) containing humus with a pH of 5.5-6.5.
Morphology of Vigna unguiculata

• Light brown taproot.
• Leaves are compound, oval, alternate, 6-8 cm long, 3-4.5 cm wide, green.
• Flowers appear in leaf axils, compound, cylindrical stems, white or bluish, butterfly shape, on one stalk consists of 4 to 6 flower petals.
• Fruit is a green pod 15-25 cm long.
• Oval seeds, flat, light brown.

Cultivation of Vigna unguiculata

• Generative propagation (seeds).
• Soak the seeds in water, then select the seeds that sink and discard the floating ones.

Vigna unguiculata, more details :

Chemical Content of Vigna unguiculata
Anthocyanins, quercetin, flavonoids, saponins, polyphenols, stigmasterol, sitosterol, thiamines, riboflavin.
Benefits of Vigna unguiculata
Anticancer, reduces the risk of breast cancer, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, relieves urinary tract disorders, diabetes mellitus, urine laxative, prevents antibody disorders, improves lymph and red blood cell function, dengue fever, back pain, swelling, increases appetite, and treat constipation.
Simplisia of Vigna unguiculata

• Collect fresh, non-rotten leaves.
• Wash thoroughly under running water.
• Dry in the shade for several days until dry.
• Pack in plastic/clean container.

Another Facts for Vigna unguiculata :

Synonym of Vigna unguiculata
Dolichos unguiculatus� L., Phaseolus unguiculatus� (L.) Piper, Vigna unguiculata� subvar.� typica� Bertoni
Habitus of Vigna unguiculata
Creepers. Vines, annuals, reach ±2.5 m in height.
Habitat of Vigna unguiculata

• Mainland